by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Regen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Auf die maiengrünen Blätter
Rinnt es rieselnd, leise . . . leise . . . 
Sonst kein Laut. --
Alles tief in sich versunken;
In dem schwülen, dunklen Schweigen
Träumt der Wald sein Frühlingsmärchen --
Auch wir Beide gehn wie trunken,
Kaum, daß sich der Atem traut,
Aus [beklommener]1 Brust zu steigen. --
Ins verschleierte Gehege 
Führen stille, grüne Wege 
Tief hinein. 
Lichte Buchen stehn und winken --
Ihre feuchten Blätter blinken 
Seltsam auf im Abendschein,
Und verhaltne Töne schweben --
Wie ein Gruß aus fernem Leben --
Suchend durch den müden Hain.

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•   P. Caro 

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Confirmed with Ernst Krauss, Deutschlands Dichter. Neuzeitliche deutsche Lyrik, Leipzig, Johannes M. Meulenhoff, 1917, page 335.

1 Caro: " beklomm'ner "

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In the rain
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Upon the May-green leaves
It trickles and rills quietly . . . quietly . . .
Otherwise, not a sound. --
Everything is rapt within itself;
In the moist, dark silence
The forest dreams its springtime fairy-tale --
We two, as well, walk as if intoxicated,
Our breath scarcely dares
To rise from our oppressed breast. --
Into the veiled enclosure,
Quiet green pathways lead --
Deep into it.
Bright beeches stand and beckon --
Their wet leaves sparkle
Strangely in the evening glow,
And muted sounds waft --
Like a greeting from distant life --
Searchingly through the weary grove.

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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-12
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